Publishers are trying to threaten Google again, apparently unaware that because of the Internet they have no power: that flows to the platforms that control discovery.
2014
Daily Update: Google and Nest Information, AppleTV and HomeKit, Surface Pro 3 and Nokia X2
Good morning, The ramp up to Google I/O is beginning in earnest; the keynote will be tomorrow, June 25, at 9am. I’m looking into the feasibility of doing another live chat for access members; check out Glassboard for details (or upgrade here). On to the update: Google and Nest Interaction Even as late as lastSubscribe […]
Nest Buys Dropcam, Amazon Coins for Fire Phone Developers, Yahoo’s Digital Magazines
Good morning, I am still trying to recover from that U.S. soccer game. What could have been! At least there is always plenty of tech news to draw us in. On to the update: Google Nest Buys Dropcam On Friday Nest announced they were buying Dropcam, a home monitoring service. From Recode: Dropcam, the popularSubscribe […]
Facebook Launches Google+, and the Week in Daily Updates
The main page content on Stratechery is free for all readers, but I also offer the Daily Update via email and RSS for $10 per month/$100 per year.1 This is one of the items sent out in this week’s Daily Updates. To sign up, visit the Membership page Facebook Launches Google+ Slingshot I would love […]
Podcast: Exponent 007 – "Growing Up" v "Hungry and Foolish"
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: There’s a bit of a consensus building post WWDC: Apple has grown up, and it’s great. Consider the conclusion from John Gruber’s excellent piece Only Apple: New Apple didn’t need a reset. New Apple needed to grow up. To stop behaving like […]
Daily Update: Fire Phone Follow-up, T-Mobile Test Drive, Adobe’s New Business Model Part 2
Good morning, I originally planned on avoiding yesterday’s Reuters piece about Apple’s smartwatch mainly because the idea of a 2.5” screen seems absurd (it is noteworthy that the piece included specifics about the manufacturer – Quanta Computer in Taiwan – and timing – production starting in July). Just before sending this update, though, the WallSubscribe […]
Amazon’s Whale Strategy
A week before yesterday’s launch of the Fire Phone, Amazon sent all of the attendees a copy of the children’s book “Mr. Pines Purple House” with a note from Jeff Bezos stating: I think you’ll agree that the world is a better place when things are a little bit different. Beyond the book, the first […]
Daily Update: Yo, Facebook Wedge, Intel to Offer Customizable Chip
Good morning, I am working on a piece about Amazon’s new smartphone. Like most, I’m not that impressed by the phone or the price, but there’s something I’m even more concerned about (this is my best attempt at an Upworthy-type lead). Look for the piece later today. On to the (non-Amazon) updates: Yo Everyone isSubscribe […]
Critiquing Disruption Theory
Much of the Internet has been abuzz about The Disruption Machine, an essay by Jill Lepore in the New Yorker that seeks to refute Clayton Christensen’s Theory of Disruptive Innovation. From the article: Most big ideas have loud critics. Not disruption. Disruptive innovation as the explanation for how change happens has been subject to little […]
Daily Update: Privacy is Dead Follow-up, Facebook Launches Google+, Praising Adobe (and a bit on disruption)
Good morning, There has certainly been a lot of chatter about disruption over the last 24 hours; I know many of you have asked for my opinion about Jill Lepore’s article in the New Yorker. I suspect James Allworth and I will touch on this on Exponent, but for now, I would say that theSubscribe […]